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A 26-month-old girl who had acute renal failure after a major cardiac operation received an accidental 4-fold vancomycin dose. She was already on peritoneal dialysis when the error in vancomycin dose and high serum vanco...

Peritonitis is a common clinical problem in patients treated by peritoneal dialysis. The most common organisms causing peritonitis are Gram-positive (especially staphylococcus species). Peritonitis with Streptococcus aga...

Peritonitis is the most common complication associated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). The aim of this case report was to present a rare case of peritonitis due to Kytococcus sedentarius. A 27-y...

OBJECTIVE: Acute renal failure is a life-threatening event in critically ill children. The dialysis modality depends on the clinical status of the patient and technical opportunities. We aimed to assess the renal replace...

A 54-year-old female who had been receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis therapy for 5 years because of end-stage renal disease, was admitted to hospital because of peritonitis due to Candida albicans. Ultra...

Linezolid is a drug used frequently for the treatment of infections due to resistant gram-positive bacteria including methicillin-resistant Stapylococcus aereus (MRSA), penicillin-resistant pneumococcus and vancomycin-re...

Sterile peritonitis have been reported dependent on some agents such as icodextrin, vancomycin, and amphotericin B. We have reported a case of sterile peritonitis which was not related with these agents. The patient who ...